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of either kind as a not wholly bad thing ; it 

 is the source of human progress throughout 

 the world's history. But if a nation is to 

 maintain its position in this struggle, it must 

 be fully provided with trained brains in every 

 department of national activity, from the 

 government to the factory, and have, if 

 possible, a reserve of brain and physique to 

 fall back upon in times of national crisis. 

 Recent events in our commercial as well as 

 in our military experience have led some to 

 doubt whether our supply of trained brains 

 is sufficient, or, at any rate, whether it is 

 available in the right place at the right 

 moment. 



Those presumably who hold that the 

 brains are forthcoming have raised the cry 

 of technical instruction, which is to be a 

 remedy for our commercial difficulties. I 

 have little doubt that when this war is 

 finished the cry of military instruction will 

 be raised for our army difficulties. In the 

 latter as in the former case large sums of 

 money will no doubt be demanded for equip- 

 ment. But I have endeavoured to indicate^ 

 that there are two preliminary matters to be 



